atrocious
adj.extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality. You use this to describe something that is shocking or terrible.
adj.exceptionally bad or of very low quality; often used to describe performance, weather, or behavior. Frequently carries a tone of strong disapproval or shock.
“The weather today is absolutely atrocious.”
“The team lost the game because their defensive play was atrocious throughout the second half.”
“While the plot of the novel showed some promise, the atrocious grammar and inconsistent pacing made it nearly impossible for most readers to finish.”
Often modified by intensifiers like 'absolutely' or 'utterly' rather than 'very'.
“At one end of the spectrum lies the pressure group NUFC Fans against Sportswashing who, admirably, do not miss an opportunity to highlight Saudi Arabia’s atrocious human right record.”
“Prominent human rights activist Gauri Pradhan called the attack a "very painful incident and the government should punish anyone involved in such atrocious act.”
From Latin atrōx (“cruel, fierce, frightful”) + -ious.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.